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Josh Nelson
Dec 3, 2025
News Time Capsule 2025: EDHREC's Best News Coverage
This 2025 News Time Capsule will go over some of the past year's news and celebrate the moments that made 2025 so notable for Magic!
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Avatar's Wrath
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Crystalline Armor
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Creeping Crystal Coating
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Puresteel Paladin
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Colossus Hammer
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Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
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Sigarda's Aid
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Stoneforge Mystic
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Buster Sword
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Sword of Feast and Famine
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Conqueror's Flail
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Sram, Senior Edificer
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Forge Anew
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Tifa, Martial Artist
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63%synergy
Red XIII, Proud Warrior
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Swords to Plowshares
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The Reaver Cleaver
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Steelshaper's Gift
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Sword of the Animist
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Cid, Freeflier Pilot
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Heroic Intervention
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Nature's Lore
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Hammer of Nazahn
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Enlightened Tutor
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Teferi's Protection
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Smothering Tithe
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Ancient Tomb
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Worldly Tutor
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The One Ring
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Jeska's Will
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Mana Vault
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Chrome Mox
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Gamble
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Professor Hojo
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Esper Sentinel
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Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
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Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
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Kellan, the Fae-Blooded
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Akiri, Fearless Voyager
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Birds of Paradise
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Codsworth, Handy Helper
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Danitha Capashen, Paragon
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Firion, Wild Rose Warrior
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Halvar, God of Battle
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Lightning, Army of One
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Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
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Sephiroth, Fallen Hero
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Vincent, Vengeful Atoner
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Cloud, Planet's Champion
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Professional Face-Breaker
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Bureau Headmaster
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Delighted Halfling
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Barret, Avalanche Leader
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Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
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Bruenor Battlehammer
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Yuffie, Materia Hunter
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Zack Fair
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20%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
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19%synergy
Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo
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20%synergy
Nahiri, Forged in Fury
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20%synergy
Bastion Protector
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16%synergy
Godo, Bandit Warlord
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17%synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
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14%synergy
Armored Skyhunter
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16%synergy
Reyav, Master Smith
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15%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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Grand Abolisher
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Aerith, Last Ancient
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Helitrooper
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Danitha, New Benalia's Light
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Chishiro, the Shattered Blade
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Amy Rose
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Astor, Bearer of Blades
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Karlach, Fury of Avernus
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Lion Sash
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Freya Crescent
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Avacyn's Pilgrim
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Bronze Guardian
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Stonehewer Giant
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Elena, Turk Recruit
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Golden-Tail Trainer
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Tifa Lockhart
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Bloom Tender
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Instants
Path to Exile
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Clever Concealment
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Deflecting Swat
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Dispatch
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Ultimate Magic: Holy
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Inventory Management
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Boros Charm
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Cloud's Limit Break
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Chaos Warp
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Akroma's Will
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Flawless Maneuver
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Generous Gift
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Stroke of Midnight
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Lifestream's Blessing
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Beast Within
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Silence
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Legion Leadership
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Eladamri's Call
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Galadriel's Dismissal
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Dawn's Truce
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Restoration Magic
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Pyroblast
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Nature's Claim
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Red Elemental Blast
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Sorceries
Open the Armory
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Cultivate
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Farseek
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Rampant Growth
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Vandalblast
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Three Visits
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Unfinished Business
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Austere Command
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Vanquish the Horde
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Blasphemous Act
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Nibelheim Aflame
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Farewell
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Full Throttle
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Kodama's Reach
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Chandra's Ignition
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Decimate
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Sevinne's Reclamation
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Harmonize
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Ultimate Magic: Meteor
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Secret Rendezvous
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Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
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29%synergy
Shadowspear
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Excalibur, Sword of Eden
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Genji Glove
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Wrecking Ball Arm
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36%synergy
Helm of the Host
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37%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
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Sword of Fire and Ice
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Champion's Helm
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Mithril Coat
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Kaldra Compleat
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Conformer Shuriken
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25%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
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Trailblazer's Boots
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27%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
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Embercleave
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Behemoth Sledge
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Adaptive Omnitool
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Darksteel Plate
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Commander's Plate
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Sunforger
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Sword of Hearth and Home
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Nettlecyst
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Hero's Blade
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Ultima Weapon
21%inclusion95 decks451 decks
18%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
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Loxodon Warhammer
19%inclusion93 decks484 decks
18%synergy
Hexplate Wallbreaker
19%inclusion91 decks484 decks
17%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
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Masterwork of Ingenuity
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Sword of Forge and Frontier
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16%synergy
Basilisk Collar
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Sword of Wealth and Power
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14%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
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13%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
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11%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
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Sword of Light and Shadow
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Leyline Axe
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Power Fist
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Hero's Heirloom
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Mask of Memory
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Silver Shroud Costume
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Skullclamp
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Doc Ock's Tentacles
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Sword of Truth and Justice
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Belt of Giant Strength
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Dragonfire Blade
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Pip-Boy 3000
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Argentum Armor
10%inclusion47 decks484 decks
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Enchantments
Aggravated Assault
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Fighter Class
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35%synergy
Annie Joins Up
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Mantle of the Ancients
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7%synergy
Sylvan Library
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2%synergy
Super State
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Strong Back
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3%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
7.4%inclusion36 decks484 decks
-24%synergy
SOLDIER Military Program
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4%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
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3%synergy
Windcrag Siege
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3%synergy
Bear Umbra
5.4%inclusion26 decks484 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
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11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
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17%synergy
Urza's Saga
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24%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
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22%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
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10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion94 decks484 decks
1%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
19%inclusion94 decks484 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion84 decks484 decks
-1%synergy
Inventors' Fair
17%inclusion84 decks484 decks
16%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
17%inclusion83 decks484 decks
0%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
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Buried Ruin
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11%synergy
Command Beacon
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7%synergy
Axgard Armory
8.9%inclusion43 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.7%inclusion42 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
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2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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14%synergy
Arcane Signet
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13%synergy
Summoning Materia
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The Aetherspark
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Mox Opal
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Talisman of Conviction
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Fellwar Stone
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Lotus Petal
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Mox Amber
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Talisman of Unity
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Talisman of Impulse
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Mox Diamond
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Chromatic Lantern
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Lands
Plains
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Command Tower
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Forest
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Mountain
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Sacred Foundry
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Stomping Ground
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25%synergy
Temple Garden
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Exotic Orchard
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Windswept Heath
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Clifftop Retreat
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Wooded Foothills
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Arid Mesa
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Sunpetal Grove
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Rootbound Crag
52%inclusion253 decks484 decks
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Battlefield Forge
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Jetmir's Garden
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Spire of Industry
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Brushland
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Canopy Vista
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Bountiful Promenade
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Spectator Seating
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Spire Garden
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Jungle Shrine
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Cinder Glade
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Path of Ancestry
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Rugged Prairie
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Fire-Lit Thicket
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Fortified Village
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Game Trail
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Furycalm Snarl
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Sungrass Prairie
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Savannah
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10%synergy
Taiga
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10%synergy
Plateau
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10%synergy
Mossfire Valley
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6%synergy
City of Brass
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Sunbillow Verge
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12%synergy
Hushwood Verge
19%inclusion91 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion90 decks484 decks
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Sunscorched Divide
18%inclusion89 decks484 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion84 decks484 decks
11%synergy
Thornspire Verge
17%inclusion83 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
17%inclusion81 decks484 decks
-5%synergy
Starting Town
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14%synergy
Rockfall Vale
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-8%synergy
Karplusan Forest
16%inclusion78 decks484 decks
-1%synergy
Lush Portico
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7%synergy
Sundown Pass
15%inclusion74 decks484 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
15%inclusion71 decks484 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Grove
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8%synergy